#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Revolt in Turkey: Erdogan's Grip on Power Is Rapidly Weakening http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/revolt-in-turkey-erdogan-losing-grip-on-power-a-903553.html#ref=rss For a decade, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had a tight grip on power. But it suddenly looks to be weakening. Thousands have taken to the streets across the country and the threats to Erdogan's rule are many. His reaction has revealed him to be hopelessly disconnected. The rooftops of Istanbul can be seen in the background and next to them is a gigantic image of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey's powerful prime minister is watching over the city — and is also monitoring the work of the political party he controls. At least that seems to be the message of the image, which can be found in a confere…http://www.twitpic.com/cv56wx
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] Turkey’s Erdogan takes on protesters… and Twitter http://www.france24.com/en/20130603-turkey-erdogan-protesters-twitter-media-istanbul As protesters clashed with the police in several Turkish cities, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan blasted Twitter, calling the social media site a “menace”. But the Turkish leader may have to eat his words – on Twitter. As tens of thousands of Turkish citizens took to Twitter over the past few days to find out what was going on in their cities, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was characteristically blunt about his opinion of the social networking site. “There is now a menace which is called Twitter,'' said Erdogan in an interview with the Turkish daily, Haberturk. “The best examples of lies can be fo…http://www.twitpic.com/cv57fb
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Union, company solution saves jobs http://wisaflcio.typepad.com/wisconsin-state-afl-cio-blog/2013/06/union-company-save-jobs.html The following is a letter to the editor from Jeff McCabe, a United Steelworker from Kaukauna, which appeared in the Sheboygan Press. Forward: What can be. I hope people took notice of what recently happened in our state. An investment company and a labor union worked together to create a new corporation that will keep 1,800 family-sustaining jobs in Wisconsin. This partnership should be a model for all employer and employee relationships, working together to create an atmosphere for each to prosper while making a quality product for the consumers benefit. Unfortunately, our current Republican leadership believes in “divide and…http://www.twitpic.com/cv58dq
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Event with Naomi Klein's plant VIO.ME. http://biom-metal.blogspot.gr/2013/05/naomi-klein.html?m=1 TRANSLATED FROM GREEK BY GOOGLE CHROME TRANSLATOR The militant journalist and author Naomi Klein will visit the workers of the Industrial Mining Tuesday, June 4 at an event-discussion to be held at the factory. The N.Klein became world famous as the involvement of the anti-globalization movement and the book ” The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism “where katadykneiei the” treatments “imposed on the peoples the IMF world order impose devastating for the majority of social, economic and political recipe. This is not the first time that N.Klein meets labor struggles and factories under workers control, a few years ago turned the well-known documentary ” Occupation H “(” The Take “) which stresses the history and struggles of occupied factories Argentina, which has contributed to the flourishing of global solidarity around the examples type ” Zanoni . ” The N.Klein stood from the first moment of the international campaign of Vio.Me. the side of the workers' struggle and cosigned statement of support (along with many other writers and activists about the international campaign here ). Supported and supports a labor struggle that after two years of neglect by the factory owners, workers chipped front engines for almost four months and work the same factory. A struggle that makes the motto: ” We no bosses “! The event ” Structures and Actions against Capitalism: A PERSPECTIVE OF AFTODIACHEIRISIS “will be held Tuesday, the 4th / 6 at 19.00 at the factory of the Industrial Mining and apart from N.Klein there will be mounting the club Employees' Vio.Me. will follow folk-rempetiko revelry financial aid . Information to get to the factory: Bus number 8 : Stop THEPTA (One stop after the VIAMYL, one stop before IKEA) video sequence of a corresponding event held in Athens (within the b-fest) by Naomi Klein, Maki Reader from the union of Indu and representatives from print “working newspaper Action “and” Babel. ” [To watch click READ MORE].http://www.twitpic.com/cv59gu
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Turkey protests: Union to start two-day strike http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22762391 Public sector workers in Turkey are set to start a two-day strike to support the continuing anti-government protests in a number of cities. The left-wing Kesk trade union confederation, representing some 240,000 workers, accused the government of committing “state terror”. Protests and clashes with police continued into the night on Monday. A second death in the protests has been confirmed by the governor's office in the southern city of Antakya. Abdullah Comert, 22, a member of the youth wing of the opposition Republican People's Party, is said to have died as a result of injuries he sustained at a demonstration in…http://www.twitpic.com/cv55lu
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty 4 Major Ways the Rich Pile On and Exploit the Rest of Us For More Money and Profit http://www.alternet.org/economy/4-major-ways-rich-pile-and-exploit-rest-us-more-money-and-profit The new normal is for the wealthy to seize all of the income, move profits offshore and make everyone else pay the bills. In football terms, “piling on” means jumping on a player when he's down. In the economic new normal described by Bernie Sanders, it means taking most of the wealth and all of the income, moving profits and jobs overseas, and making impoverished people pay the bills. 1. Taking ALL the Income Charles Koch said, “I want my fair share — and that's all of it.” He's been getting his wish lately. In the first two years of the recovery, the richest 1% seemingly imposs…http://www.twitpic.com/cv54l9
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] Occupy Gezi: International Solidarity for Turkey's Uprising http://www.thenation.com/blog/174614/occupy-gezi-international-solidarity-turkeys-uprising A relatively small protest at Turkey’s Gezi Park to prevent the ripping out of trees to make way for the building of a shopping mall has erupted into an uprising in which over 1,900 people have been arrested and reports of 1,700 more injured. Protesters say the harsh treatment by police, such as shooting tear gas and water cannons at protesters, is just one more symptom of Prime Minister Erdogan’s authoritarian rule. Iconic images of Turkey’s uprising quickly appeared on the Internet. There was the image of a young woman defiantly kicking back a tear gas canister toward police, and a young man casu…http://www.twitpic.com/cv4ztk
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Cohen: Change the Rules to End the Senate Nominee Hostage Crisis http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/Cohen-Change-the-Rules-to-End-the-Senate-Nominee-Hostage-Crisis If the Senate Republican minority continues to use Senate rules to roadblock virtually every one of President Obama’s key nominees to vital government agencies, it’s time for Senate Democrats to use majority muscle to change the Senate’s rules, Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen said today…http://www.twitpic.com/cv4v27
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Tell Us: Do Unions Need to Change Their Organizational Structure to Mobilize Workers for Large-Scale Initiatives? http://wisaflcio.org/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=d0171888-35dd-4bc6-b174-08c0799642bd Join David Moberg on Tuesday, June 4, 3–4 p.m. EDT for the fifth in the AFL-CIO series of live online discussions on how we build a movement for the future of working people. Moberg, senior editor at In These Times—and the AFL-CIO—want to hear your ideas on new ways the labor movement should change or adjust its structure. He poses this question: Would unions need to change their organizational structure or methods in order to mobilize workers for large-scale initiatives that could strengthen the labor movement? You can go to our discussion page and gi…http://www.twitpic.com/cv4t0e
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Life after cannabis prohibition: The city announces its ambitions http://cphpost.dk/national/life-after-cannabis-prohibition-city-announces-its-ambitions The Copenhagen Model will see the production, sale and consumption of cannabis legalised, but many questions remain The tide is turning against the criminalisation of cannabis. Portugal, the Netherlands and several US states have to varying degrees decriminalised its use and now Copenhagen has decided to join the movement with a three-year trial to decriminalise the drug. But while city officials envisage Copenhagen undertaking the world’s most ambitious decriminalisation project – both the production and sale would be legalised – large questions remain about what shape the so-called 'Copenhagen Mod…http://www.twitpic.com/cv4sh4